Krishna Nagar metro station (Lucknow)

Krishna Nagar is an elevated metro station located on the Red Line of Lucknow Metro in the city of Lucknow Uttar Pradesh.[1]

कृष्णा नगर Krishna Nagar
Lucknow Metro station
Location	Kanpur - Lucknow Road, Krishna Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Coordinates	26°47′40″N 80°53′30″E
Owned by	Lucknow Metro
Operated by	Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation
Line(s)	Red Line (Lucknow Metro)
Platforms	Side platform Platform-1 → Munshi Pulia Platform-2 → C C S Airport
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, Double Track
Platform levels	2
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
History
Opened	6 September 2017 (2017-09-06)
Electrified	Single phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station   Lucknow Metro   Following station Transport Nagar toward Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport North-South Corridor Line Singar Nagar toward Munshi Pulia

Krishna Nagar Metro Station is an important commuting hub for the residential areas of Krishna Nagar, LDA and Aashiyana. Krishna Nagar is on the west side of Kanpur Highway and LDA and Aashiyana are on the east side of Kanpur Highway. Krishna Nagar Metro Station has motorbike and car parking areas on both sides of the highway it is built over. It serves as a main mode of commute for the students studying in CMS, LDA branch as it is the fastest and safest point for children to commute.

History

Krishna Nagar Metro Station was built in 2017.

Structure

Krishna nagar metro station
कृष्णा नगर
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Railway station
Location	Krishna Nagar, Lucknow
Town or city	Lucknow
Country	India
Coordinates	26°47′40″N 80°53′30″E
Construction started	2014
Completed	2017 (2017)
Opened	6 September 2017 (2017-09-06)
Inaugurated	5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)

Station layout

Krishna Nagar track layout
to Shringar Nagar to Transport Nagar
Station with two tracks and two side platforms

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
L1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2	Side platform No- 1, doors will open on the left
	Northbound	Towards →Munshi Pulia
	Southbound	→Towards ←C C S Airport
	Side platform No- 2, doors will open on the left
L2

Connections

The metro line connects Krishna Nagar to downtown, Alambagh, Alambagh Bus Station, Charbagh Railway Station, Hussain Ganj, Hazrat Ganj, IT College, Lucknow University, Indira Nagar, Badhshah Nagar, Mahanagar and Munshipuliya on the west and within a twenty-minute ride to the east, Transport Nagar, Amausi and CCS Airport.

Entry/Exit

Gallery

Route plan/map

Lucknow Metro Railway
Munshi Pulia 1561 m Indira Nagar 901 m 853 m Vasant Kunj Bhoothnath Market 719 m Lekhraj Market 977 m 930 m Musabagh Badshah Nagar 1766 m 1093 m Sarfaraz Ganj 939 m Bala Ganj IT Chauraha 826 m 1342 m Thakur Ganj Vishwavidyalaya 1481 m Gomti River 1190 m Nawaz Ganj KDS Babu Stadium 1125 m Begum Hazrat Mahal Park Shah Najaf Imambara 949 m Medical Chauraha Hazrat Ganj 1052 m 917 m City Station UP Vidhan Sabha Sachivalya 935 m 824 m Pandey Ganj Hussain Ganj 1371 m 964 m Aminabad 989 m GB Marg Charbagh 0 m Durgapuri 765 m Mawaiya 1177 m Alambagh Bus Stand 768 m Alambagh 713 m Singaar Nagar 1386 m Krishna Nagar 1585 m Transport Nagar 1237 m Amausi 1200 m CCS Airport 829 m
Sources: Rail News[2] and Hindustan Times[3]

See also

• Lucknow
• List of Lucknow Metro stations
• Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation
• List of rapid transit systems in India
• List of Metro Systems

References

1. "Lucknow Metro System's Line-1 Inaugurated". Retrieved 6 September 2017.
2. "City of Nawabs prepares for 'Life in a Metro'". Rail News. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
3. Khan, M Tariq (6 August 2013). "Proposed Lucknow Metro Stations on North-South and East-West Corridors". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

External links

• website
• Google. "Krishna Nagar metro station" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
• UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.